English

Noun

birdie ‎(plural birdies)

1. (diminutive) A bird; a birdling.

   Aw, that's a cute little birdie. Is it a budgie?

2. (golf) The completion of a hole one stroke below par.

   He scored ten birdies during the tournament.

3. (badminton) A shuttlecock.
4. (Philippines, slang) A man's ****.
5. (electronics) An electromagnetic signal generated from within an electronic device.
6. (usually preceded by "the") A certain rude gesture in some countries, formed with the middle finger.
7. (usually preceded by "the") A certain rude gesture in some countries, formed with the middle and index fingers.

Synonyms

• (diminutive for bird): cocky

Related terms

• watch the birdie

Translations

See also

• (golf): albatross, bogey, double bogey, eagle

Verb

birdie ‎(third-person singular simple present birdies, present participle birdieing, simple past and past participle birdied)

1. (intransitive, golf) To score a birdie.

   Sörenstam birdied to take the lead.

2. (transitive, golf) To score a birdie.

   Sörenstam birdied the seventeenth hole to take the lead.

Anagrams

• bridie

French

Etymology

Borrowing from English birdie.

Noun

birdie m ‎(plural birdies)

1. (golf) birdie

Coordinate terms

• bogey
• eagle
• albatros